2027: Peter Obi’s 2023 Victory in Delta Won’t Happen Again, Says Oborevwori

Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has expressed confidence that the voting pattern that gave former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, victory in Delta State during the 2023 presidential election will not be repeated in 2027.

Oborevwori stated this during an interview on Arise Television on Tuesday, where he attributed Obi’s performance in the state to the support he received from the Christian community and non-indigenous residents, particularly members of the Igbo community.

The governor said his administration has since strengthened its relationship with the Igbo community in the state and expressed confidence that they would support the All Progressives Congress (APC) in future elections.

According to him, the Igbo community did not vote against him during the governorship election and has continued to work closely with his administration in the interest of the state.

Oborevwori also noted that religious leaders who supported his decision to join the APC had prayed for the success of the move and would continue to support the party ahead of future elections.

He maintained that the circumstances that contributed to Obi’s victory in Delta State in 2023 had changed and would not recur in the next general election.

The governor expressed confidence that the APC would enjoy broad support across the state in 2027.

“First and foremost, the Igbo community in Delta State that did that in 2023, they never did it during my election, and we are on the same page,” he said.

“I’ve told them to vote party this time. They will not vote candidates; they will vote party because of the love they have for me. I have that confidence they will vote the APC.”

Oborevwori added that the two major factors that influenced the outcome of the 2023 presidential election in the state were the support of the Christian community and non-indigenous residents.

“There are two factors that happened the other time, the Christian community and the Igbo, the non-indigenes, but I’ve been able to manage them. The Igbo and I are working together for the interest of the state,” he said.

“I also believe that what happened that time would not happen again.

“This is because the religious leaders, before I moved into the APC, we notified them for them to pray for us. So you cannot pray and curse. They have prayed.

“So when the time comes for election, I will still go back to them and say, ‘Fathers of faith, when I moved the other time, you prayed for us. For us to succeed, pray again for us to be victorious.’”